The former director general of Russia's anti-doping agency has admitted the country has "a serious problem", and says 40% of its drug-test violations have come in youth sports.
Russia was suspended from international athletics over doping, and must reform in order to return for the Olympics.
On Thursday, four Russian weightlifters were suspended after failing drugs tests at the World Championships.
"In Russia, the doping issue is acute, we can't deny it," said Ramil Khabriev.
Khabriev, who left his post at Rusada earlier this month, was speaking to Russian broadcaster R-Sport.
He added: "We have the most violations in anti-doping rules in comparison with other countries.
"This, of course, shows there's a serious problem. Around 40% of these violations are from youth sports, which is alarming."
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